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In the year 1956
406 Notable deaths
Inge Heybroek
Field hockey player (1915–1956).
Born October 12th, 1915 in Hilversum.
Died February 9th, 1956 at 40 years old in Dublin.
Richard Olsen
Danish rower (1911-1956).
Born October 31st, 1911 in Sorø.
Died February 13th, 1956 at 44 years old in Sorø.
Marcel Cadolle
Road bicycle racer.
Born December 21st, 1885 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 21st, 1956 at 70 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Sigurd Frosterus
Finnish architect.
Born June 4th, 1876 in Asikkala. [ref]
Died March 2nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Gottfrid Svensson
Olympic wrestler.
Born May 13th, 1889 in Uppsala.
Died August 19th, 1956 at 67 years old in Stockholm.
Edmond Dame
French wrestler.
Born November 4th, 1893 in Rouvroy.
Died August 31st, 1956 at 62 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Adolf Rieger
Olympic medalist in wrestling (1899-1956).
Born August 25th, 1899 in Berlin.
Died June 12th, 1956 at 56 years old in Essen.
Domingos Leite Pereira
Portuguese politician (1882-1956).
Born September 19th, 1882 in Braga.
Died October 27th, 1956 at 74 years old in Porto.
Theodor Haag
Field hockey player.
Born March 13th, 1901 in Le Havre.
Died August 28th, 1956 at 55 years old [ref]
Georg Brustad
Gymnast (1892–1956).
Born November 23rd, 1892 in Christiania.
Died September 25th, 1956 at 63 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Deaths 391 to 400 of 406
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin